Collect Elements into Temporary Lists

In order to demonstrate another useful facility, all members of the Sub-Frame (Sections, Secondary Nodes and Joints) is put into a List - a temporary collection of elements which lets you carry out operations on the list as a whole. Each list definition is valid only for the duration of the current PDMS session (although you can save such definitions in a binary file for reloading into a future session).

1. Select Utilities > Lists from the main menu bar or click Create/Modify Lists on the main tool bar.

   A Lists/Collections window that controls the existence and contents of all lists for the current session is displayed. From any of the lists, you are able to select the one to modify.

2. From the Lists/Collections menu bar, select Add > List.

3. In the Description box in the Create List window, enter TESTLIST.

4. Make sure that the current element is the Sub-Frame (/testsubfrm), then from the Lists/Collections menu bar, select Add > CE Members.

   All elements owned by the Sub-Frame are displayed as items within TESTLIST.

   

5. Select Control > Close to dismiss the Lists/Collections window.

   Note: The new list automatically becomes the current list: